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April 2011
How Julia Roberts Makes a Christian Sexual Ethic Impossible
This month’s guest post is once again written by Greg Richards. Greg is a graduate of Duke Divinity School and is currently employed as a campus minister working with students at three major universities in San Antonio, TX. Greg and I are both married to spouses who hold a special …
Album Review: ‘Nine Types of Light’ by TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio is currently the coolest band in the USA, they just don’t know it. And that is precisely what makes them so cool. Their new album Nine Types of Light doesn’t come across like it was made by rock-stars, or even “wanna be” rock-stars. Nine Types of …
Easter 2011: The Paschal Sermon of St. John Chrysostom
The Paschal Sermon of St. John Chrysostom Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople This Catechetical Sermon of St. John Chrysostom is read during the Easter celebration. If any man be devout and love God, let him enjoy this fair and radiant triumphal feast. If any man be a wise servant, …
Holy Week: Services of the Bridegroom
The Eastern Orthodox tradition is rich. Especially during Holy Week. A few of you have reminded me that Orthodox Christians have a service designated for each day of this week. Special thanks to my friend Joel for these resources! They provide us with a way to embody the world’s true …
Of Fleet Foxes and Folkies: Tired of Being a Rolling Stone?
It is my suspicion that most of what is typically labeled “postmodern” culture is actually just late modernity. The same myth that taught me that I could grow up to be “anything I wanted to be” is the same one that advises “healthy” individuals to be unencumbered by tradition, and …
Guest Post: Greg Richards on Waiting for Resurrection
Greg Richards is a writer and College Minister who lives in San Antonio, TX with his wife and four children. This is a brief reflection on the liturgical readings for this Fifth Sunday in Lent 2011. The Waiting is the Hardest Part (A Lenten Reflection on Resurrection) Ezekiel 37, Romans …
Guest Post: Foster Stuart on Christians and the GLTB Debate
Foster Stuart is a friend who is currently engaged in graduate studies examining the rise of modern individualism in Western society and its impact upon social structure, education, and evangelical Christianity. In this article, Foster makes the case that the broader Christian community is struggling to find a consistent bearing …